Colorado Boating

Laws and Safety Equipment
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1	Video
2	Laws
3	Numbering and Registration
4	Safety Equipment-Life Jackets
5	Fire Extinguishers
6	Visual Distress Signals
7	Ventilation
8	Mufflers
9	Backfire and Flame Control
10	Whistle Bell and Horn
11	Navigation Lights
12	Pollution and Garbage
13	Reckless Operation
14	River Restrictions
15	Buoys
16	Personal Watercraft
17	Water Skiing
18	Diving
19	Boating Under the Influence
20	Accidents
21	Homeland Security
22	Chapter Review

Every person in the water, outside a designated swimming area, using an underwater breathing device often known as scuba gear, shall display a diver’ s flag, having one diagonal white stripe on a red background and capable of being identified at a distance of not less than one hundred yards. Such flag shall be placed at or near the point of submergence, and shall constitute a warning that a diver is submerged and may be within a radius of one hundred feet from such a flag. Vessels shall keep a distance of one hundred feet from the diver’s flag. Scuba divers shall keep a distance of one hundred feet from dam outlet structures.
If a vessel is engaged in diving operations and as a consequence is restricted in its ability to maneuver, a rigid replica of the international code flag “A” or Alpha Flag shall be displayed.
The flag must be not less than one meter in height and the flag must be blue and white in color.
The requirement that the Alpha Flag be displayed from a vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver does not relieve the requirement that the diver’s flag also be displayed at or near the point of submergence.

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